OW Hospitality Expands Globally

Floorcoverings manufacturer OW Hospitality is investing $30 million in its global expansion. The company has added three new high-speed Axminster looms in its Cairo, Egypt, manufacturing facility; three additional Axminster looms to the Tianjin, China, facility; and...

Starwood to Open 80 Hotels in 2012

Starwood Hotels & Resorts is coming off a successful 2011, when it opened 81 hotels representing 21,000 keys. The company is on track to open 80 properties this year; more than 60 percent of them will be in the luxury and upper-upscale segment. About three-fourths...
DoubleTree Signs First Hotel in Japan

DoubleTree Signs First Hotel in Japan

Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement to open DoubleTree by Hilton, Naha, the brand’s first hotel in Japan. Located in the capital city of Okinawa, the 13-story property opens in mid-2012 with 228 guestrooms, an all-day-dining restaurant, a salon,...